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he made a straight shot at the moderator, pbs' jim lehrer. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs, i'm going to stop other things. i love pbs, big bird, i actually like you, too. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> chris, remember what he told us, he warned us a long time ago, we should have listened, he said he liked firing people he came out on the stage and demonstrated it for us. he was having a wonderful time. this is what we used to do at bain capital, we made a lot of money, this is what i'll do when i'm president. it's easy, just like that. he fired him. >> didn't it seem like he was the boardroom chair, walked into the boardroom, put down his papers, as if there didn't need to be anybody else in the room except employees, some of whom won't be employees much longer. it's a dominant, dominant performance. again, back to the president. what do you think was going on in his head? you have to be in the moment. i would have been terrified if i were the president thinking how dud this person, this not really great governor,
he made a straight shot at the moderator, pbs' jim lehrer. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs, i'm going to stop other things. i love pbs, big bird, i actually like you, too. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> chris, remember what he told us, he warned us a long time ago, we should have listened, he said he liked firing people he came out on the stage and demonstrated it for us. he was having a wonderful time. this is...
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pbs's jim lehrer. let's watch. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. actually like you, too, but i'm not going to keep spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> chris, remember what he told us, he warned us a long time ago, we should have listened, he said he liked what? firing people. and he came out on the stage and demonstrated it for us. he was having a wonderful time. he well lirelished every moment. this is what we used to do at bain capital and this is what i'll do even when i'm president. eas easy. >> he took over the room as if there didn't need to be anybody else in the room except employee, some of whom won't be employees much longer. again back to the president. what do you think was going on in his head? you said you have to be in the moment. i would have been terrified if i were the president thinking how did this person, this not really great governor, this guy who was not really a person in so many ways politically, how is he dominating this air space right now, how can that be happening? >>
pbs's jim lehrer. let's watch. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. actually like you, too, but i'm not going to keep spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> chris, remember what he told us, he warned us a long time ago, we should have listened, he said he liked what? firing people. and he came out on the stage and demonstrated it for us. he was having a wonderful time. he well lirelished every moment....
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"frontline, the choice" airs tonight at pbs from 9:00 to 11:00. i love these documentaries. we'll be right back. dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. >>> let me finish tonight with the real choice in this coming election. one's a democrat, the other is a republican. one, president obama opposed the war in -- the other, romney wants the government to rule against it in every kay. he's the one who wants to regulate people's live. >> one president obama wants the states to
"frontline, the choice" airs tonight at pbs from 9:00 to 11:00. i love these documentaries. we'll be right back. dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. >>> let me finish tonight with the real choice in this coming...
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"frontline, the choice" airs tonight at pbs from 9:00 to 11:00. i love these documentaries. we'll be right back. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does >>> let me finish tonight with the real choice in this coming five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. >>> let me finish tonight with the real choice in this coming election. one's a democrat, the other is a republican. one, president obama opposed the war in iraq, one, mitt romney supported it, just as he protested in favor of the vietnam war, even as he decided. >> one, president obama opposed the economic policies of george w. bush. the other, mitt romney ate them up. one, president obama sfp supported -- the other, romney wants the government to rule against it in every kay. he's the one w >> one president obama wants the states to d
"frontline, the choice" airs tonight at pbs from 9:00 to 11:00. i love these documentaries. we'll be right back. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does >>> let me finish tonight with the real choice in this coming five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female...
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you look at the polling, the president is in favor of presentation of his pursuit of grand bargain pb portraying them as stubborn. >> what i was was most significant is the way in which -- here we are trying to read the tea leaves. some thought they were close it a deal. noernls said no deal. we laid it all out there. here's the president talking about the proposed deal. let's listen. >> we were offering a deal that called for as much discretionary savings with the gang of six. we were calling for taxes that were less than what gang of six proposed. and we were calling for modifications to entitlement programs would have saved just as much over the ten-year window. in other words, this is was an extraordinary fair deal. >> he spoke with specificity. i think putting the onus on speaker boehner to have to stand up in 13 or so minutes and respond in kind. >> you know, i would say, michael and i know major shares my sentiment. about one minute into the conference you knew there would be a boehner proes conference. you know going directly at john boehner. this is someone with whom he has w
you look at the polling, the president is in favor of presentation of his pursuit of grand bargain pb portraying them as stubborn. >> what i was was most significant is the way in which -- here we are trying to read the tea leaves. some thought they were close it a deal. noernls said no deal. we laid it all out there. here's the president talking about the proposed deal. let's listen. >> we were offering a deal that called for as much discretionary savings with the gang of six. we...
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how did the former gop candidates feel about the mitt romney pledge to stop funding for pbs if elected president? first, rick santorum last night on cnn. >> would you kill big bird? >> well, as a matter of fact, i voted to kill big bird in the past. it doesn't mean i don't like big bird. you can kill things and still like them. maybe to eat them, i don't know. >> you can kill things but still like them? very interesting. >>> on to newt gingrich who went to one zoo after another during his presidential campaign. newt was on cnn last night with former michigan governor jennifer granholm, an active obama supporter, of course. let's take a look. >> newt gingrich, should big bird be killed or not? >> that's total baloney. big bird makes millions and millions of dollars annually. >> save big bird! >> it's a commercially profitable show. i would save big bird by liberating big bird from the bureaucracy. >> jennifer granholm looks like she's still at the convention in charlotte. of course, he's a big bird fan. may look like he and granholm are on the same page, but newt still wants to do away
how did the former gop candidates feel about the mitt romney pledge to stop funding for pbs if elected president? first, rick santorum last night on cnn. >> would you kill big bird? >> well, as a matter of fact, i voted to kill big bird in the past. it doesn't mean i don't like big bird. you can kill things and still like them. maybe to eat them, i don't know. >> you can kill things but still like them? very interesting. >>> on to newt gingrich who went to one zoo...
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three years ago i was in yemen to film that documentary for pbs. i actually interviewed osama bin laden's former bodyguard, who, by the way, and this is very important to keep in mind, was supposed to be an ex-jihadi. the yemeni government allowed me access to him because they wanted to showcase this deprogramming mission they had proudly undertaken. this guy was exactly the opposite of a rehab case. he in fact told me, on camera, that he wishes that he had never left shaikh osama, not even for one hour. he explained his commitment to global jihad, proudly. >> how could they say this guy was reformed? >> they want the united states and others to believe that's the case, it's good for diplomatic relations. it's good for the image of yemen. but understand this, i turned around to my government assigned handler, and shrugged my shoulders as if to ask, why am i hearing this from an ex-jihadi? and the government assigned handler gave me the thumbs up as if to say, go ahead, keep interviewing him. afterwards i said to this guy, why did you let me persist
three years ago i was in yemen to film that documentary for pbs. i actually interviewed osama bin laden's former bodyguard, who, by the way, and this is very important to keep in mind, was supposed to be an ex-jihadi. the yemeni government allowed me access to him because they wanted to showcase this deprogramming mission they had proudly undertaken. this guy was exactly the opposite of a rehab case. he in fact told me, on camera, that he wishes that he had never left shaikh osama, not even for...
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and, of course, $450 million from pbs. and that would translate into no funding for such programs as "american masters" on pbs, the sundance institute, alvin ailey dance foundation and the boston symphony orchestra. two-time academy award winner kevin spacey is pushing back against those efforts and he's with us tonight. kevin, you were so spectacular last night at the kennedy center. i wish i had you as a professor. 40-some minutes of splendid explanation of why the arts are so important in our country, no matter what the budget problems are. i now give you the floor, sir, because i think we haven't argued this yet. why are the republicans trying to kill the arts? >> well, you know, it's hard to understand why anyone would want to try to win political points over this issue. i think that as americans, we have every right, and i believe that every member of congress in the senate should be just as patriotic about our arts as they are about so many other issues that they're enormously patriotic about. i think that arts and
and, of course, $450 million from pbs. and that would translate into no funding for such programs as "american masters" on pbs, the sundance institute, alvin ailey dance foundation and the boston symphony orchestra. two-time academy award winner kevin spacey is pushing back against those efforts and he's with us tonight. kevin, you were so spectacular last night at the kennedy center. i wish i had you as a professor. 40-some minutes of splendid explanation of why the arts are so...
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well, a pbs frontline documentary airing tonight is breaking through the talking points to find out what made these two presidential candidates the men they are in the words of their friends, family, enemies, and the reporters who have covered them. let's watch. >> he is a pragmatic business person. he's a guy who likes to take apart a problem and figure out how to get it fixed. >> barack obama is a fascinating mixture of boldness and caution but then once he makes a decision, it's usually the bold one. >> mitt romney has been accused of flip-flopping, but on mormonism he will never flip-flop. >> and yet in politics he has often tried to keep that part of him behind the curtain. >> the backlash against his presidency must be mystifying to him because he genuinely doesn't see himself as a radical. >> well, with us right now is michael kirk producer of "frontline: the choice 2012." congratulations it will be fabulous to watch this. give us a couple reasons why -- let me put it this way, what do you learn about -- and this is almost inevitable, we don't talk religion in this country, we're
well, a pbs frontline documentary airing tonight is breaking through the talking points to find out what made these two presidential candidates the men they are in the words of their friends, family, enemies, and the reporters who have covered them. let's watch. >> he is a pragmatic business person. he's a guy who likes to take apart a problem and figure out how to get it fixed. >> barack obama is a fascinating mixture of boldness and caution but then once he makes a decision, it's...
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and creator of the emmy nominated pbs film "faith without fear." she's the author of "the trouble with islam today." you know what we don't know. what's the trouble with yemen? we have diplomatic relations with that country. i love this guy we sent back there to be rehabilitated to be an art student. he's apparently one of the guys who perpetrated this attempt on that plane. >> you mentioned my film "faith without fear." three years ago i was in yemen to film that documentary for pbs. i actually interviewed osama bin laden's former bodyguard, who, by the way, and this is very important to keep in mind, was supposed to be an ex-jihadi. in other words, the yemeni government allowed me access to him precisely because they wanted to showcase this deprogramming initiative that they had proudly undertaken. this guy was exactly the opposite of a rehab case. he, in fact, told me, on camera, that he wishes that he had never left sheikh osama, as he called him, not even for one hour. he explained his commitment to global jihad, proudly. >> how could the yeme
and creator of the emmy nominated pbs film "faith without fear." she's the author of "the trouble with islam today." you know what we don't know. what's the trouble with yemen? we have diplomatic relations with that country. i love this guy we sent back there to be rehabilitated to be an art student. he's apparently one of the guys who perpetrated this attempt on that plane. >> you mentioned my film "faith without fear." three years ago i was in yemen to film...
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chicago cubs, clearly here to do business with the city of chicago, whose mayor is rob emmanuel, who pb one, it seems like bad political jay ji, and it also took the opportunity to hit mr. obama's campaign. let's watch. >> i read the article on the aircraft. as i read the article, i want to make it very clear i repudiate that effort. i think it's the wrong course for a campaign s or and about a vision for america. i've been disappointed in the president's campaign to date which is focused on. quite clearly, a characteristic campaign and my campaign is going to be getting the economy going again and providing a better future for our kids. >> what is this talk here? i read that newspaper on the aircraft. what's going on? the aircraft. there's no need to discuss this, it's just funny. go ahead. >> let's decode what mitt romney was saying. he said two things. this campaign should be about the future meaning don't talk about my past. what does the past mean? bain capital. . it also means my. let us take religion both off the let's hope it's on the future, because i'm afraid then your past wi
chicago cubs, clearly here to do business with the city of chicago, whose mayor is rob emmanuel, who pb one, it seems like bad political jay ji, and it also took the opportunity to hit mr. obama's campaign. let's watch. >> i read the article on the aircraft. as i read the article, i want to make it very clear i repudiate that effort. i think it's the wrong course for a campaign s or and about a vision for america. i've been disappointed in the president's campaign to date which is focused...
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so is this, my question, a legitimate use of campaign law pb and sarah palin's triumphant media grabbing week speaks volumes about the tea party power a weakness and republican field. she practically knocked them off the front page of new hampshire's main newspaper. how that for a final insult to the gop front-runner? >>> also if congressman anthony weiner is a victim in this mess then why didn't he turn to the fbi or capitol police? the latest debacle, his office called the cops yesterday on a reporter who showed up and dared to ask him a question. let me finish tonight with the best example of sticking to it no matter how bad things get. i caught the nba game last night. let's start with the new unemployment number. up a tenth of a point. and what it means for the president. former governor of pennsylvania and former chairman of the dnc and former chairman of the rnc. dualing banjos. thank you. both our msnbc political analysts. great to have you with us on this friday. you know, the president add top economic advisor, christine, no longer with the team. but before she left she said he
so is this, my question, a legitimate use of campaign law pb and sarah palin's triumphant media grabbing week speaks volumes about the tea party power a weakness and republican field. she practically knocked them off the front page of new hampshire's main newspaper. how that for a final insult to the gop front-runner? >>> also if congressman anthony weiner is a victim in this mess then why didn't he turn to the fbi or capitol police? the latest debacle, his office called the cops...
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pb somebody went out the emergency exit. okay. if we need to go, i will let you know. i wasn't trying to get out of tough questions, i promise. sorry go ahead. i do think can i win iowa? can i win iowa? . thank you. next question. >> question here from our audience. er with still recovering from the economic downturn. >> let's see. [ siren ] >> i believe in following safety first. >> david, how about the timing of that? i heard michele bachmann was seen sprinting from the theater. >> i wonder if people were leaving because they didn't want to listen to mitt romney any more. listen, we talk in politics a lot about organization, money, issue. one thing that i think is is really important is performance. candidates who perform well, who make connections, kind of theatrical here, tend to do better. mitt romney, i think one of his worsed equal sits that not he is not very come together as a dynamite political candidate. it didn't happen in 2008. he doesn't seem better now. there is chance for improvement. >> isn't it great news for mitt romney that there are these rumblings
pb somebody went out the emergency exit. okay. if we need to go, i will let you know. i wasn't trying to get out of tough questions, i promise. sorry go ahead. i do think can i win iowa? can i win iowa? . thank you. next question. >> question here from our audience. er with still recovering from the economic downturn. >> let's see. [ siren ] >> i believe in following safety first. >> david, how about the timing of that? i heard michele bachmann was seen sprinting from...
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king and mick jagger as part of a blues music celebration for pbs that commemorated black history month. apparently nobody missed the president's performance last month. let's catch it now. >> i heard you. >> come on. >> i heard you singing al green. so you done started something. you got to keep it up now. you can do it. come on. woo! ♪ come on baby don't you want to go ♪ ♪ come on baby don't you want to go ♪ ♪ same old place sweet home chicago ♪ >> you know you're president when mick jagger brings you the microphone. once again the president does his part in helping the music business. sales of "let's stay together" spiked after the president's rendition last month. next up, earlier this week, newt gingrich blasted president obama's energy policy as anti-american and in favor hive gas prices. he also offered up this dig at the president's offer for fuel efficient vehicles. >> let me start with the simple premise that most oklahomans will understand. you cannot put a gun rack in a volt. >> well, i said it last night. that is an asinine comment. it still is. was that a chall
king and mick jagger as part of a blues music celebration for pbs that commemorated black history month. apparently nobody missed the president's performance last month. let's catch it now. >> i heard you. >> come on. >> i heard you singing al green. so you done started something. you got to keep it up now. you can do it. come on. woo! ♪ come on baby don't you want to go ♪ ♪ come on baby don't you want to go ♪ ♪ same old place sweet home chicago ♪ >> you know...
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wouldn't think to catch national public radio or pbs. it doesn't really like those things. and it certainly didn't get thrilled when obama won the first time. pretty miserable now that he's won again. in fact, it can't believe it. it looks at your america, this world of the actual election results, as a stranger in a strange land. for days now it's been in a daze wandering around wondering, what gimmick switched the channels? what odd happening bounced them from the world they believed in, saw all around them, to the world they find themselves so suddenly and shockingly now a part of, the world that is truly undeniably america. i'm joined to talk about this by the former rnc chair michael steele and mother jones washington bureau chief david corn. he's the author of the ebook "47 percent ,"a great book and a great get. he's an msnbc political analyst. let's start now. in politico jonathan martin describes the gop media cocoon writing, in this reassuring conservative pocket universe rasmussen polls are gospel, the benghazi controversy is worse than watergate, fair and balanc
wouldn't think to catch national public radio or pbs. it doesn't really like those things. and it certainly didn't get thrilled when obama won the first time. pretty miserable now that he's won again. in fact, it can't believe it. it looks at your america, this world of the actual election results, as a stranger in a strange land. for days now it's been in a daze wandering around wondering, what gimmick switched the channels? what odd happening bounced them from the world they believed in, saw...
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. ♪ >>> mitt romney says he wants to cut funding for pbs. when he heard that oscar the grouch was like seriously i already live in a garbage can. how much worse can my life get? which explains why today sesame street was brought to you by the letters o, and bama. >> now to the sideshow. think it's a bad sign if you're in the midst o after heating campaign and you're hearing you're a quote, loose cannon. this might ring a bell. >> the government sets the rules. don't blame banks and don't blame the market place for the mess we're in right now. i am tired of hearing that crap. you know what? it just pisses me off. too many people don't listen. >> a signature episode from joe walsh. walsh and tammy duckworth fielded questions from reporters earlier this week. the congressman was asked whether he's too much of a loose cannon to stay in congress. >> am i too much of a loose cannon, look. i went there because i'm scared to death that this country has precious little time to turn this thing around. and that causes me to be more outspoken. i said, a
. ♪ >>> mitt romney says he wants to cut funding for pbs. when he heard that oscar the grouch was like seriously i already live in a garbage can. how much worse can my life get? which explains why today sesame street was brought to you by the letters o, and bama. >> now to the sideshow. think it's a bad sign if you're in the midst o after heating campaign and you're hearing you're a quote, loose cannon. this might ring a bell. >> the government sets the rules. don't blame...
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in virginia, a new pbs marist poll has romney over paul. early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life, matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancer survivor, i'm sure i could take something positive away from that. [ jocelyn ] my name is jocelyn, and i'm a cancer survivor. [ mimi ] i had cancer. i have no evidence of disease now. [ erica ] i would love to meet the people that made the machines. i had such an amazing group of doctors and nurses, it would just make such a complete picture of why i'm sitting here today. ♪ [ herb ] from the moment we walked in the front door, just to see me -- not as a cancer patient, but as a person that had been helped by their work, i was just blown away. life's been good to me. i feel like one of the luckiest guys in the world. ♪ >>> it's super tuesday tomorrow finally and it promises to be a big day in the republican nomination contest. 11 state its and over 40
in virginia, a new pbs marist poll has romney over paul. early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life, matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancer survivor, i'm sure i could take something positive away from that. [ jocelyn ] my name is jocelyn, and i'm a cancer survivor. [ mimi ] i had cancer. i have no evidence of disease now. [ erica ] i would love...
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now in brooklyn pb they don't like the big city to begin with. >> he also embarrassed them. as he himself said, he embarrassed his own support offers and voters. >> how about his colleague he. >> for sure. >> haven't seen schumer all week. >> why? because he doesn't want to have to answer the question. >> where does this go? political analysis. if this was a member of your party, where would you go? i don't know how it survived. bill clinton has it remain with this as part of his 3569. >> there does come an end point. he will realize that end point in this district. >> is he going? >> yes. i think it is too problematic for democrats. >> okay. thank you. i think he will try to contend his next primary. i think if he wins the primary he will stick around but i haven't thought of the colleague problem. >> the other side, chris, is the breitbart is interesting. he blamed conservatives. >> oh, yeah, he will get the sidebars all over the place tomorrow. >> he can choke it down. >> he is a mixed bag, but we'll see. howard fineman, thank you michael steele. >>> coming up, congressma
now in brooklyn pb they don't like the big city to begin with. >> he also embarrassed them. as he himself said, he embarrassed his own support offers and voters. >> how about his colleague he. >> for sure. >> haven't seen schumer all week. >> why? because he doesn't want to have to answer the question. >> where does this go? political analysis. if this was a member of your party, where would you go? i don't know how it survived. bill clinton has it remain...
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over the next two nights, pbs will air an american experience doc examining the former president from his humble beginnings in hope, arkansas, to his time in the presidency. here's the trailer for "clinton." >> in his teen years, lots of people were saying they expected bill clinton to be president some day. >> they hated his guts and they'd go to the ends of the earth to destroy him. >> what a skwaundering of talent and possibility. >> tonight has made bill clinton the comeback kid. >> a definitive look at the man and the president. "clinton." >> that comeback was before the problem. anyway, joining me to talk about former president bill clinton, about him -- or actually current historian doug brinkley and "the washington post's" eugene robinson who is also an msnbc political analyst. i want to start with gene on this. covering politics on this. you look ahead to spring and summer, as the democrats come alive and when obama starts hitting on all the pins, all the pistons start popping, what role does bill clinton play in that? >> well, bill clinton can be an emissary to democrats in
over the next two nights, pbs will air an american experience doc examining the former president from his humble beginnings in hope, arkansas, to his time in the presidency. here's the trailer for "clinton." >> in his teen years, lots of people were saying they expected bill clinton to be president some day. >> they hated his guts and they'd go to the ends of the earth to destroy him. >> what a skwaundering of talent and possibility. >> tonight has made bill...
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only on monday clinton just pointed out on pbs, monday night there was a big story about the progress in haiti, that bill clinton was about to have this big conference, just have this big conference with 500 american business organizations, willing to invest in haiti, and now it's all destroyed. they have to start over, and you know, those of us who have covered haiti and been down there a lot and been through the clinton administration's travails with haiti, bill and hillary clinton went to haiti decades ago, a number of americans of a certain generation would go, the peace corps. this was a very, you know, emotional part of their dna, and i think that she had to go. she has to show as long as she can show she's not imposing on the stresses, the incredible burdens and it's also a very important point, even though there's a lack of communication, the symbolism of her being there, at least in the immediate area and whatever word of mouth can be communicated that will help perhaps as we reach the stress point where it could turn violent. >> right. >> i always worry having been through s
only on monday clinton just pointed out on pbs, monday night there was a big story about the progress in haiti, that bill clinton was about to have this big conference, just have this big conference with 500 american business organizations, willing to invest in haiti, and now it's all destroyed. they have to start over, and you know, those of us who have covered haiti and been down there a lot and been through the clinton administration's travails with haiti, bill and hillary clinton went to...
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. >>> mitt romney says he wants to cut funding for pbs. oscar the grouch was like, seriously, i already live in a garbage can. how much worse could my life get? which explains why today "sesame street" was brought to you by the leaders o and bama. >> think it's a bad sign if you start addressing concerns you're too much of a loose cannon? this might ring a bell. >> the government sets the rules. don't blame banks and the marketplace for the mess we're in right now. i am tired of hearing that crap. you know what? it just pi srkpisses me off. >> an episode from joe walsh. walsh and his challenger fielded questions if reporters this week. the congressman was asked straight up whether he's too much of a loose cannon to stay in congress. >> am i too much of a loose cannon? look, i went there because i'm squared to death this country has precious little time to turn this thing around thand that causes me to be more outspoken. i said and tammy wants to jump on this, all joe walsh does is stream from the mountain top. am i too much of a loose cann
. >>> mitt romney says he wants to cut funding for pbs. oscar the grouch was like, seriously, i already live in a garbage can. how much worse could my life get? which explains why today "sesame street" was brought to you by the leaders o and bama. >> think it's a bad sign if you start addressing concerns you're too much of a loose cannon? this might ring a bell. >> the government sets the rules. don't blame banks and the marketplace for the mess we're in right...
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jimmy fallon takes on mitt romney's plan to cut pbs with a visit to mr. romney's neighborhood. you must know where this is headed. we saw that last tide commercial with the parents and the cute little baby triplets... well wait until your triplets move back home after college. we were enjoying our empty nest. and now it's just a nest full of laundry. lucky underwear. we were going through so much of that bargain detergent... and the clothes didn't look as good. but since we switched to tide, we use much less. their clothes are looking much more...uh... what's the word? clean? employable. [ female announcer ] one cap of tide gives you more cleaning power than 6 caps of the bargain brand. [ mom ] that's my tide, what's yours? >> it's fun to use your imagination. you know, i love to have fun and laugh. ha, ha, ha. with an imagination, why, this simple piece of string here could be any number of things. it could be -- no, can't be that. could be anything. it could be -- that doesn't make any sense. could be a -- it could be a piece of twine. you know what, this is stupid, so who ar
jimmy fallon takes on mitt romney's plan to cut pbs with a visit to mr. romney's neighborhood. you must know where this is headed. we saw that last tide commercial with the parents and the cute little baby triplets... well wait until your triplets move back home after college. we were enjoying our empty nest. and now it's just a nest full of laundry. lucky underwear. we were going through so much of that bargain detergent... and the clothes didn't look as good. but since we switched to tide, we...
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david pb mr. bulger seems fairly smug in the courtroom. at least that's the impression i'm getting at a distance here. does he feel he can cut a deal here because he feels he can embarrass the fbi further. >> that is a good question and quite a few of the victims'relatives thought he used very similar language, smug, arrogant. he walked into the courtroom this afternoon with a bit of a jovial look on his face and he smiled at his brother, william bulger, who is the former senate president and the president of the university of massachusetts. and it is unclear exactly whether he will plead innocent or guilty or whether he will try to strike a deal. we don't know. >> colonel o'donnell, i don't mean to romanticize whitey bulger in any way but does his arrest in some way mark the end of an era in criminal justice or criminality, that is. >> well, i think his arrest is a landmark thing for mr. bulger. and the demise of the winter hill gang. bu
david pb mr. bulger seems fairly smug in the courtroom. at least that's the impression i'm getting at a distance here. does he feel he can cut a deal here because he feels he can embarrass the fbi further. >> that is a good question and quite a few of the victims'relatives thought he used very similar language, smug, arrogant. he walked into the courtroom this afternoon with a bit of a jovial look on his face and he smiled at his brother, william bulger, who is the former senate president...
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liberal democrats, in first place, "the daily show with jon stewart," followed by "the colbert report," pbs's "masterpiece theater," neighbors's "30 rock" and in fifth place, amy poehler's "parks and recreation." that's the big five for the liberals. as for self-identified conservative republicans, in first place, "barrett-jackson collector car auction," don't even know these shows. that's "barrett-jackson collector car auction," interesting one, followed by, i knew this one, "this old house," get out your tool kit and "the 700 club," pat robertson and "swamp loggers" and finally "top shot," quite a lineup on the right. the list could be quite a guide for candidates on both sides, left and right, on where to drop political ads when this election season really heats up. up next, ad wars. you don't want to miss that one. we'll show you the latest most provocative wild political ads playing right now in iowa, and on the internet. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. no more points - coupons now. coupons? coupons. coupons? next, you convert coupons to tokens. tokens? then you trade tokens f
liberal democrats, in first place, "the daily show with jon stewart," followed by "the colbert report," pbs's "masterpiece theater," neighbors's "30 rock" and in fifth place, amy poehler's "parks and recreation." that's the big five for the liberals. as for self-identified conservative republicans, in first place, "barrett-jackson collector car auction," don't even know these shows. that's "barrett-jackson collector car...
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over the next two nights, pbs will air a documentary examining the former president's life from his humbline beginnings in arkansas to his time in the presidency. here's the trailer for "clin." >> lots of people were saying they expect bill clinton to be president some day. they hated his guts and they would go to the end of the earth to e destroy him. >> what a squandering of talent possibility. >> tonight, the comeback kid. >> a look at the man and the president. clinton. >> that comeback was before the problem. joining me to talk about the former president doug brinkley e and eugene robinson. i want to start with gene on this. covering politics, and you look ahead to the spring and summer, as the democrats come alive and obama starts hitting on all of the pistons, what role does bill clinton play in that? >> bill clinton can be an adversary in places like pennsylvania and ohio and places that the president really wants to win that maybe he's a little soft among traditional democrats. older, whiter, more blue collar. clinton has that sensibility. obama doesn't. obama didn't do that badly a
over the next two nights, pbs will air a documentary examining the former president's life from his humbline beginnings in arkansas to his time in the presidency. here's the trailer for "clin." >> lots of people were saying they expect bill clinton to be president some day. they hated his guts and they would go to the end of the earth to e destroy him. >> what a squandering of talent possibility. >> tonight, the comeback kid. >> a look at the man and the...
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if she aej and other democrats are so concerned about seniors program now pb wolf blitzer they should do something to protect the program like offering an alternative. they are not there at all. i think that is extremely important. >> i think most people, we poll them, anybody polls them wants to see deals made. that's why you folks are in congress. not to argue all the time. but to reach a deal on programs that matter to people. my question is this. isn't joe biden, vice president, isn't there people involved to try to find a compromise right now? >> you know, chris, i'm glad you brought that up. the gang of six, now the gang of five have been talking an meeting. and joe biden is working with a group talking and meeting. in order for us to sit down with democrats which we absolutely want to do because medicare should not be a partisan issue. that's why paul ryan's budget doesn't effect anybody 55 or older. he is trying to protect it for future generation. we need help by the democrats and so far they are not doing anything. i should listen to what president clinton said. don't misrea
if she aej and other democrats are so concerned about seniors program now pb wolf blitzer they should do something to protect the program like offering an alternative. they are not there at all. i think that is extremely important. >> i think most people, we poll them, anybody polls them wants to see deals made. that's why you folks are in congress. not to argue all the time. but to reach a deal on programs that matter to people. my question is this. isn't joe biden, vice president, isn't...
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jimmy fallon takes on mitt romney's issue to cut pbs with mister romney's neighborhood. you must know where this is headed. >> it's fun to use your imagination. you know, i love to have fun and laugh. ha, ha, ha. with an imagination, why, this simple piece of string here could be any number of things. it could be -- no, can't be that. could be anything. it could be -- that doesn't make any sense. could be a -- it could be a piece of twine. you know what, this is stupid, so who are we even -- oh, hey, look, it's the trolley. it's on the way to the neighborhood of make-believe. that's where me and paul ryan get most of our facts from. >> so, where was mr. feely, you know, the neighborhood speedy delivery man? voters want to know. we flubbed a phone number or two, right? that simple mistake turned out to be a whopper for florida governor rick scott. during a meeting yesterday on a meningitis outbreak on the state, scott directed anyone with concerns to a toll-free hot line. the problem? here's what callers heard when they dialed the number scott had given. >> hello, boys. t
jimmy fallon takes on mitt romney's issue to cut pbs with mister romney's neighborhood. you must know where this is headed. >> it's fun to use your imagination. you know, i love to have fun and laugh. ha, ha, ha. with an imagination, why, this simple piece of string here could be any number of things. it could be -- no, can't be that. could be anything. it could be -- that doesn't make any sense. could be a -- it could be a piece of twine. you know what, this is stupid, so who are we even...
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>> it's $50 per -- for the first few applicationis then goes up to 10,000 pb let me get to the point here. if you don't turn it in on time you get fined. if you can't get it in two days, by the way, saturday, when you get it in. >> right. >> sunday night? >> right. you can imagine volunteers for the league of women voters, whose been doing voter registration for years if florida. saying we don't want to be subject to those fines because we didn't count it in. and they are counting down to the minute. this affect voter suppression carried out by the gop this year. >> respond to that. is it responsible to expect a person to show up within 48 hours with registration forms they just had filled out say over a weekend? fz absolutely. again, it's good governance. before the law, any group could go out anywhere, register voters, sit on the voter registration forms for unlimited amount of time. the individual that registered to vote would have no idea whether or not a, their voter registration was submitted, and if the right party was submitted this comes back to it is just good governance to
>> it's $50 per -- for the first few applicationis then goes up to 10,000 pb let me get to the point here. if you don't turn it in on time you get fined. if you can't get it in two days, by the way, saturday, when you get it in. >> right. >> sunday night? >> right. you can imagine volunteers for the league of women voters, whose been doing voter registration for years if florida. saying we don't want to be subject to those fines because we didn't count it in. and they...
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we'll be right back pb after this. [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] something wrong with your squeegee, kid? uh, i'm a little sick. sick?! you gonna let a sore throat beat you? you're fearless! ahhhhhhhhh! atta boy! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. ♪ [ female announcer ] great wine, great price. yellow tail. let it flow, let it flow, let it flow. >>> back to "hardball." congress' back to work for its final work of the year and the battle lines are clearly drawn. democrats want to extend unemployment benefit for people out of work. republicans are insisting on extending the bush tax cuts for wealthy. get the p
we'll be right back pb after this. [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] something wrong with your...
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. >> when romney starts going down that road pb perry hears that. it sets off bells in his hears. perry won't take that. he will respond. once perry responds then you will have a real back and forth between those two. do romney folks expect perry to throw that punch? i think he will make it easier by going to the career politician. >> isn't that a maggie, what we call, i got the right word for television, isn't that wussy to use career politician when every single person watching television knows you're talking about the other guy. >> he hope issing he can fall back against his business record and he is hoping everybody out there doesn't know that. perry will be sure to remind them. everybody on stage well. >> perry says he lost jobs in massachusetts. >> that's true. romney will have a come back for that. he will hope to get around it. >> this has the makings of maybe the year of the woman this year in the beginning. sarah palin who may still get in it, doesn't look like he is in it now. and, michele bachmann came on like gang busters a couple weeks ago. pl maybe a month ago when
. >> when romney starts going down that road pb perry hears that. it sets off bells in his hears. perry won't take that. he will respond. once perry responds then you will have a real back and forth between those two. do romney folks expect perry to throw that punch? i think he will make it easier by going to the career politician. >> isn't that a maggie, what we call, i got the right word for television, isn't that wussy to use career politician when every single person watching...
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the secretary of state herself answered the question on apb special -- a pbs special set to air in full this wednesday. let's listen. >> you see how tough the job is. can you imagine yourself doing all four years, and if asked, doing it for another four years? >> no, i really can't. it is just -- >> no to all four or all eight? >> the whole eight. that would be very challenging. but, you know, i don't want to make any predictions sitting here. >> that's the way hillary is in person. she's very news. is that news? i don't know. to say she intended to serve as secretary of state for two terms would be presumptuous. but she said in that interview, i'm going to stay for eight years, it's really up to the president to decide that. >>> this afternoon in ohio, the president came out swinging. here he is. >> i won't stop fighting for an economy where hard work is rewarded. i'm not going to stop fighting until we have jobs. i won't stop fighting to open up government. i will not stop fighting for you. i won't stop fighting. never stop fighting. fight. more fights. fight. fighting. >> all in all,
the secretary of state herself answered the question on apb special -- a pbs special set to air in full this wednesday. let's listen. >> you see how tough the job is. can you imagine yourself doing all four years, and if asked, doing it for another four years? >> no, i really can't. it is just -- >> no to all four or all eight? >> the whole eight. that would be very challenging. but, you know, i don't want to make any predictions sitting here. >> that's the way...
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not just manhattan pb 8 million people densely populated. heavily threatened public transportation system. what's your biggest concern right now? >> the biggest concern that the quarter million are so of folks in the evacuation zone will wait until the last minute. what you want to avoid, having really long lines to get on buses or subways as we need to shut those down. it takes about eight hours to shut the subway down. we don't want that to become backed up and a very laborious process. we want people to begin to move quickly today, tonight, tomorrow morning, so that there isn't a big rush come noon tomorrow. >> yeah. also thinking, what was it? 2003. the big blackout and a lot of people didn't have power for a day or two, but three, five days, even longer than that. what's the projection for power outages? >> power outage is really location by location. parts of the city like staten island, more of the power comes from overhead, that's a bigger problem there because of the wind and possible tree damage. other parts of the city where they'
not just manhattan pb 8 million people densely populated. heavily threatened public transportation system. what's your biggest concern right now? >> the biggest concern that the quarter million are so of folks in the evacuation zone will wait until the last minute. what you want to avoid, having really long lines to get on buses or subways as we need to shut those down. it takes about eight hours to shut the subway down. we don't want that to become backed up and a very laborious process....
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bill moyers of pbs dug up this taped phone call from lyndon baines johnson to his secretary of defense, robert mnamara. the date, march, 1964. listen as president johnson makes the case for, "helping a country whose government is rotten" and presents it as the best option. you've got to help them, even though they're rotten. think about afghanistan as you listen to lbj 37. >> oh, is that coming tonight? will president obama admit that president karzai's government over there in afghanistan isn't the greatest, but say rather than getting out, we need to get in? think of lbj tonight when you listen to the president. we've got more history for you tonight in the big number. a new poll by "vanity fair" magazine and "60 minutes" asked americans which president they would pick to add to mt. rushmore. the choices they were offered, andrew jackson, fdr, dwight eisenhower, jfk, lyndon johnson, ronald reagan, and president obama. which president won out? jack kennedy with 29%. reagan was a distant second, fdr came in third. but jack kennedy cements his status. 29% want his face on mt. rush more.
bill moyers of pbs dug up this taped phone call from lyndon baines johnson to his secretary of defense, robert mnamara. the date, march, 1964. listen as president johnson makes the case for, "helping a country whose government is rotten" and presents it as the best option. you've got to help them, even though they're rotten. think about afghanistan as you listen to lbj 37. >> oh, is that coming tonight? will president obama admit that president karzai's government over there in...
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we'll be right back pb after this. >>> back to "hardball." congress' back to work for its final work of the year and the battle lines are clearly drawn. democrats want to extend unemployment benefit for people out of work. republicans are insisting on extending the bush tax cuts for wealthy. get the picture? here's senator dick durbin on the subject of "meet the press" just yesterday. >> we should be focusing on what it takes to move this economy forward. we should not be worried about the discomfort of the wealthy, but the fact that there are many people struggling to survive every day now because they have no job. >> joining me now are two democratic senators. debbie stabenow of michigan. and senator white house. start with senator stabenow. looking out for the vast number of unemployed people and all that they want is unemployment benefits about a couple hundred bucks a week, max. and people who want to have big tax cuts who are making billions of dollars or millions of dollars at least a thaent don't need the money where these people desp
we'll be right back pb after this. >>> back to "hardball." congress' back to work for its final work of the year and the battle lines are clearly drawn. democrats want to extend unemployment benefit for people out of work. republicans are insisting on extending the bush tax cuts for wealthy. get the picture? here's senator dick durbin on the subject of "meet the press" just yesterday. >> we should be focusing on what it takes to move this economy forward. we...
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not nice to think about, but true pb up next, "politics nation" with al sharpton starts now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation,"
not nice to think about, but true pb up next, "politics nation" with al sharpton starts now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation,"
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pbs. daniel pearl, the great heroic journalist killed over there. pelosi, nancy. prejean, miss california. and public option. but there's a big p missing here. where is the big p from alaska? no mention of her? she's the most admired woman in the country alongside hillary clinton. and you don't even give her the respect of a mention in your book as chairman of the republican party? sarah, you're not even in here. >> she just wrote a book. there's nothing to make of that. >> nothing to make of it? she notices it, i'm sure. >> no. look, first off, the governor and i are good buddies. and i have an enormous amount of respect and gratitude for her run last year, and what she's done as governor of the state. >> why don't you mention her name? >> i'm not afraid to speak palin. i'm not afraid to speak her name. the emphasis of the book, and i invite everyone, starting with you, to actually read it cover to cover. and you'll understand that this is not about singling out one individual. and focusing on one personality. this is about a party that's in recovery. a party tha
pbs. daniel pearl, the great heroic journalist killed over there. pelosi, nancy. prejean, miss california. and public option. but there's a big p missing here. where is the big p from alaska? no mention of her? she's the most admired woman in the country alongside hillary clinton. and you don't even give her the respect of a mention in your book as chairman of the republican party? sarah, you're not even in here. >> she just wrote a book. there's nothing to make of that. >> nothing...
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watch what happened when the new jersey governor took questions last night on pbs. >> you don't send your children to public schools. you send them to private schools. i was wondering why you think it's fair to be cutting school funding to public schools. >> what's her name? >> gail. >> first off, it's none of your business. don't bother me where i send mine. secondly, i pay $38,000 a year in property taxes for a public school system predominantly that my wife and i don't choose to utilize because we believe, we've decided as parents that we believe a religious education should be part of our children's every day education. we send our children to parochial school. i as governor is responsible for every child in this state, not just my own and so with all due respect, it's none of your business. >> i don't think i would have answered it that way if i were a politician. president obama had a father's day themed message today on good morning america. warm and fuzzy, it is not. >> i'm not anticipating complete mayhem for the next four or five years, but i understand teenage hood is comp
watch what happened when the new jersey governor took questions last night on pbs. >> you don't send your children to public schools. you send them to private schools. i was wondering why you think it's fair to be cutting school funding to public schools. >> what's her name? >> gail. >> first off, it's none of your business. don't bother me where i send mine. secondly, i pay $38,000 a year in property taxes for a public school system predominantly that my wife and i...
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. >> okay, how about saying she's not going to do any interview with pbs. >> she's proud of saying that because this is an emblem of her thinking and so you put those together with the troops. >> she hasn't done what paladino did. let's take a look at what he threatened there. let's take a look at that one. >> ask you a question. >> do you have any evidence for the charge that you made? >> in time you'll get it. >> this guy is an attorney general of new york. >> and you're his stalking horse. you're his stalking horse. >> what's evidence? >> you're his bird dog. you send another goon to my daughter's house and i'll take you out buddy. >> you're going to take me out? >> yeah. >> how are you going to do that. >> watch. >> okay how do you not laugh? >> i'm laughing but here's sharron angle with the radio host larclarcy, a bit of a conservative. let's see what she had to say to him, back in january. let's listen to her theories about the constitution of how it works its way through our democracy. let's listen. >> you know, our founding fathers, they put that second amendment in there for a
. >> okay, how about saying she's not going to do any interview with pbs. >> she's proud of saying that because this is an emblem of her thinking and so you put those together with the troops. >> she hasn't done what paladino did. let's take a look at what he threatened there. let's take a look at that one. >> ask you a question. >> do you have any evidence for the charge that you made? >> in time you'll get it. >> this guy is an attorney general of new...